CM to Babus: Don’t delay budget schemes

By NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Warning officials against any delay in implementing budgetary programmes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said “you are under my radar. I am watching all of you.”

Addressing a meeting of Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats in Vidhana Soudha on Monday, he said “You are all young. God has given you an opportunity to do good work. Make the best of the opportunity. Serve the poor and weaker sections. Make your contribution to building a new India by building a new Karnataka. But delay and corruption in implementing budget programmes will not be tolerated.”

He asked officers to restore public faith in the system by implementing welfare programmes announced by the government. Scholarships for school children, empowerment of women and programmes for Sthree Shakthi Groups need to be implemented effectively the CM said.

Highlights of Bommai’s meeting

• Administration should be for the people and by the people. Government’s programmes should be taken to the doors of people through decentralisation of power. People should not be made to run around to seek the services.
• Work for the welfare of the poor. Take bold decisions if it helps the cause of the poor. CEOs should work independently and have proper control over lower rung officials.
• Impart discipline among PDOs and inspect the work spot frequently.
• Formulate programmes for eradication of malnutrition.
• Organise Covid vaccination drives in districts for children.
• Construction of 7000 classrooms should be implemented on priority. Upgradation of 100 Primary Health Centres, construction of 100 students hostels, opening of Namma Clinics in cities, Mukhyamantri Arogya Vahini and other programmes should be implemented without delay.
• The Batch 1 works of Jal Jeevan Mission should be completed within a month.